.. index:: filetype (command)

.. _command_filetype:

filetype - detect file type
===========================

Usage
^^^^^
``filetype [-vsl] FILE``

Synopsis
^^^^^^^^
Detect type of a file and export result to a variable.

Options
^^^^^^^
-v
 verbose
-s VAR
 set variable VAR to shortname
-l
 list known filetypes

.. generated from: /ptx/work/WORK_EIHEI/sha/backup/barebox/barebox-maintainer-utils/barebox/commands/filetype.c
.. command function: do_filetype